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Francisco Borges in his favourite place, the library

Video. Read all about it: Portuguese teenage book addict goes viral

Updated: 18/03/2026 - 7:18 GMT+1

Bed-ridden by a double leg fracture, Francisco Borges read ten books a day. The habit sparked his appetite for more literature which has transformed the 13-year-old into a model student who's now spreading his love of books throughout Portuguese schools.

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